Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-06

the foreman of praph1
 the road machine shops, MT. Anthony Murphy, sat down to the breakfast table not far apart. Before they had tasted mouthful, however, the sound of escaping steam, the loud whir of the wheels on the track and the outcry that rose in moment from guards end camp, brought them end all the breakfasters to their feet. By this time the locomotive had started, and Fuller and Murphy, with loud exclamations about the robbery of the train, rushed pen men with every body else out on the platform, the passengers who had been uncoupled and left on the road not being behind others in their complaints and uproar. The whole camp also was fin Q turmoil. A single glance around showed Fuller that there was no chance for help there; and being man of quick thought his mind fastened on an idea-utterly wrong as it proved--but which had the merit of put ting him vigorously to work The near est guard declared that only four men were engaged in the capture-he had only seen those that mounted the engine-and others corroborated him. Fuller remem- bered the conscripts he had been warned to watch for, and at once the thought flashed across his mind, "Some of those men, one of whom happened to know enough of an engine to pull open the throttle, have jumped on my train 10 get out of camp, and as soon as they are out side they will leave the engine and run into the mountains. must follow as fast as possible and try to get it back be- fore get very badly out of time."
 The presence of MT. Anthony Murphy that morning was purely accidental. He was going to examine an engine at Ala toona reported out of order. As an officer of high authority on the road, command ing all engineers and firemen, knowing all the engines and everything about the road perfectly, his presence at that time was most unfortunate for us. He was man of great coolness and good judgment. His first action was far-sighted. He sent MT. William Kendrick on horseback to Mari etta to notify the superintendent at At lanta by wire. MT. Kendrick arrived in time to hold freight train there till l orders were flashed back to drop all cars but one, run up to Big Shanty, load on soldiers and pursue with all speed. This was the first train in chase. A message was also sent from Marietta to Richmond, but no result followed that. My opinion is that Andrews had in some way ar ranged for cutting the wire between Chat tanooga and Knoxville, which was the only route by which the message could have gone around and got on the line of the Western and Atlantic railroad ahead of us.
 Had these been the only measures of pursuit-wise and judicious as they were -our task would have been easy. But Fuller's error and his ardent tempera- ment prompted to another course. He
 had called Murphy and Cain, "Come on
 with me;' they promptly followed and l the three of them started at dead run up
 the track. The spectacle of three men
 running vigorously after Q flying engine,
 as if they expected to catch it, instantly
 restored the mob to good humor, and
 they cheered and shouted with laughter!
 What would have been tho fate of these
 runners if they had overtaken us at the
 first stop, where we cut wire and Ob-
 structed the track, it is needless to in-
 quire. They would have hardly begun
 such chase had they not entirely under estimated our number. as well as mis-